Common use of Assessment of Quality of Coal at the Loading End Clause in Contracts

Assessment of Quality of Coal at the Loading End. 5.6.1 Sample collection (a) Samples of Coal shall be collected by the Third Party either manually or through any suitable mechanical sampling arrangement, including Augur Sampling method, if physically operable at each of the Delivery Points for determining the quality of Coal in the presence of representatives of the Seller and the Purchaser. (b) For the purpose of sampling, each rake of Coal supplied from one Delivery Point shall be considered as a lot. However, if a rake comprises Coal from more than one (1) coal mine and/or Grade, then the number of lots for sampling will be coal mine/Grade wise, as the case may be. (c) Each day’s supply to the Purchaser from a Delivery Point shall be considered as one lot for the purpose of sampling in case of Coal supplies by road, ropeways, belt and MGR system etc. However, if such Coal supplies comprise Coal from more than one (1) coal mine and/or Grade, then the number of lots for sampling will be coal mine/Grade wise, as the case may be. 5.6.2 Detailed modalities for collection, handling, storage, preparation and analysis of samples by Third Party shall be as per Schedule IV. 5.6.3 Each sample shall be assigned with a code number and will be identified by such code only and no other particulars will be indicated or written on the tag attached with the relevant bag containing the sample. Detailed modalities of coding/de-coding for the purpose of sampling and analysis may be worked out separately by the Parties to facilitate confidentiality and reliability of the process. 5.6.4 (i) In the event, for any reason whatsoever, Third Party sampling and analysis could not be conducted, joint sampling and analysis shall be carried out by the Seller in presence of the Purchaser at the loading end; and

Assessment of Quality of Coal at the Loading End. 5.6.1 Sample collection (a) Samples of Coal shall be collected by the Third Party either manually or through any suitable mechanical sampling arrangement, including Augur Sampling method, if physically operable at each of the Delivery Points for determining the quality of Coal in the presence of representatives of the Seller and the Purchaser. (b) For the purpose of sampling, each rake of Coal supplied from one Delivery Point shall be considered as a lot. However, if a rake comprises Coal from more than one one (1) coal mine and/or Grade, then the number of lots for sampling will be coal mine/Grade wise, as the case may be. (c) Each day’s day‟s supply to the Purchaser from a Delivery Point shall be considered as one lot for the purpose of sampling in case of Coal supplies by road, ropeways, belt and MGR system etc. However, if such Coal supplies comprise Coal from more than one (1) coal mine and/or Grade, then the number of lots for sampling will be coal mine/Grade wise, as the case may be. 5.6.2 Detailed modalities for collection, handling, storage, preparation and analysis of samples by Third Party shall be as per Schedule IV. 5.6.3 Each sample shall be assigned with a code number and will be identified by such code only and no other particulars will be indicated or written on the tag attached with the relevant bag containing the sample. Detailed modalities of coding/de-coding for the purpose of sampling and analysis may be worked out separately by the Parties to facilitate confidentiality and reliability of the process. 5.6.4 (i) In the event, for any reason whatsoever, Third Party sampling and analysis could not be conducted, joint sampling and analysis shall be carried out by the Seller in presence of the Purchaser at the loading end; and

Assessment of Quality of Coal at the Loading End. 5.6.1 4.6.1 Sample collection (a) i. Samples of Coal shall be collected by the Third Party either manually or through any suitable mechanical sampling arrangement, including Augur Sampling method, if physically operable at each of the Delivery Points for determining the quality of Coal in the presence of representatives of the Seller and the Purchaser. (b) ii. For the purpose of sampling, each rake of Coal supplied from one Delivery Point shall be considered as a lot. However, if a rake comprises Coal from more than one (1) coal mine and/or Grade, then the number of lots for sampling will be coal mine/Grade wise, as the case may be. (c) iii. Each day’s supply to the Purchaser from a Delivery Point shall be considered as one lot for the purpose of sampling in case of Coal supplies by road, ropeways, belt and MGR system etc. However, if such Coal supplies comprise Coal from more than one one (1) coal mine and/or Grade, then the number of lots for sampling will be coal mine/Grade wise, as the case may be. 5.6.2 iv. Detailed modalities for collection, handling, storage, preparation and analysis of samples by Third Party shall be as per Schedule IV.III and Joint Sampling shall be as per Schedule III-A. 5.6.3 v. Each sample shall be assigned with a code number and will be identified by such code only and no other particulars will be indicated or written on the tag attached with the relevant bag containing the sample. Detailed modalities of coding/de-coding for the purpose of sampling and analysis may be worked out separately by the Parties to facilitate confidentiality and reliability of the process. 5.6.4 (i) In the event, for any reason whatsoever, Third Party sampling and analysis could not be conducted, joint sampling and analysis shall be carried out by the Seller in presence of the Purchaser at the loading end; and (ii) In the event that, no sample is collected either by the Third Party or Seller and Purchaser jointly as mentioned at sub-clause (i) above, from dispatches by a rake or on any day, as the case may be, from a Delivery Point for any reason, the weighted average of the most recent results available in any preceding Month against respective Delivery Point/Grade shall be adopted for such dispatches for which samples were not collected.